'August' uproarious, resonant at Civic
As Tolstoy wrote in “Anna Karenina,” “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
View ArticleBike week participants pause for blueberry pancakes
Caution: More eating ahead. More bike signs, too.SOUTH BEND -- Blueberry pancakes were the beacon. But the clear, bluebird skies and balmy temperature helped to reel in well over 250 bicyclists for...
View ArticleLest We Forget ready for re-enactments in St. Joseph-Benton Harbor
The voice still resonates for Don Alsbro.
View ArticleSteel Panther riffs on '80s hair metal
Steel Panther is so over-the-top with its profane and misogynistic lyrics — even by heavy metal standards — it must certainly be a parody of an ’80s hair metal band.
View ArticleAvant-garde Minerva requires concentration
Part of what’s striking about avant-garde jazz trio Minerva is that it’s almost impossible to compare it to anybody. The musicians exist in a stylistic void, a three-person universe outside of any...
View ArticleVesper Chorale celebrates 20 years
Attempting to decide on a single greatest composition of J.S. Bach would surely be a fool’s errand. Nevertheless, it’s safe to say that the Mass in B Minor would be a solid nominee.
View ArticleSugar Blue sweetens genre with jazz additions
Sugar Blue hears mold growing on the blues these days, and he doesn’t like it.
View ArticleBike the Bend set to roll on Sunday
A total of 1,677 bicyclists have signed up so far for Sunday’s Bike the Bend, almost 10 percent ahead of last year at this time, ride Director Jeanne Blad said.
View ArticleDocumentaries lead Jewish Film Festival
Five of the eight movies that will be screened at the 2013 Michiana Jewish Film Festival are documentaries.
View ArticleMemorial Day weekend activities
Here is a list of some public activities happening over the Memorial Day weekend.
View ArticleTaylor still going round time after time
Livingston Taylor is channeling his most recent writing endeavor.
View ArticleStirrup rides the groove with its jazz fusion
This has the ring of familiarity to it: Drummer Charles Rumback makes a return trip to Merrimans’ Playhouse as part of a trio.
View ArticleJones remains 'a kid who loves music'
Rickie Lee Jones is highly praised as a songwriter, but she is equally satisfied interpreting other people’s songs. Of the 15 albums Jones has released in her 35 years of making music, four of them —...
View ArticleRound Oak takes a fall
Restaurant's closing could draw curtain on piano icon's career.DOWAGIAC -- The doors have been shut for months at the Round Oak Restaurant, once a magnet for downtown Dowagiac thanks largely to the...
View ArticleFive free things to do this week
Looking for something to do this week without breaking the bank? Check out this list of free events!
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